Day 21: Again?

Day 21-Picture of yourself

Wait a second! We did this on day 1, didn’t we? Have you forgotten what I look like already? Well….since I kind of cheated that first time around….here’s a slightly more flattering picture of me:



not the best picture ever, but then it's got me in it, so i can't expect much! :D Those lovely ladies on either side of me are my BFFs from high school, Gina and Courtney. We hadn't seen each other in YEARS (pathetic!), and when i was town over the weekend, we went out to dinner to catch up. It was so much fun. I will make sure that happens again sometime soon!

Interruption!

I'm interrupting the blogging project to post some layouts!

It's been a long time since I've posted any of my layouts, so even though this seems like a bunch, it's not when you figure up how many weeks this covers! :D

Since I've got Disney on the brain lately (after recently finishing up making our dining reservations for our upcoming trip), I'm STILL trying to get our trip from almost 2 years ago scrapped. My goal is to get this March '09 trip scrapped before we go back in July. Fingers crossed! :D

One of our favorite rides, the Haunted Mansion:


And even though I already have many pictures of the castle......I always take more on every trip. You just can't resist!


The Tomorrowland Indy Speedway:


the WDW Railroad, using some of Haynay's disney-inspired stuff:


Alaina's birthday makeover at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique (she looks so much younger here!!!)



Zach's 'all about me' day at school:


The belated Pre-K Christmas play, where Zach was the Mouse:


Alaina/Matthew's class Christmas parties:


Alaina and her Character Plus award:


Hope, the rescued Bald Eagle we went to visit:


Snowmageddon:


More Snow: (this has been the LONGEST WINTER EVER!)


And in the midst of this winter, my Amaryllis bloomed:


our Pack Pinewood Derby:


Boy Scout awards dinner....don't I look ravishing in the official boy scout uniform?:


And that catches you up on everything I've scrapped so far this year. I'm still behind (I'm ALWAYS BEHIND!), but at least that gives me something to do in all those free hours I have. :D

Day 20: Don't call me Diane!!!

Day 20-Nicknames

Today we're supposed to talk about our nicknames.

Diva. And that’s pronounced like “Dive-uh”…..not like “a Diva with an attitude” or something. ‘Cuz I’m definitely not that! The nickname originated because my little brother couldn’t say “Diana” when he was a toddler……it came out ‘Dive-uh’…..and it stuck. And it’ll stick with me forever. Only my family (and a handful of close family friends) calls me that though. Most of the time people will assume my name is Diane (since that’s more common than Diana) or that I actually WANT to be called Diane (I don’t. It’s actually a big pet peeve of mine to be called Diane. One of the fastest ways to get me mad is to intentionally call me Diane. grrrr). But to my knowledge, Diva is the only nickname I have. Well….except for: Mom, Mommy, Momma, Mother….MA!.......you get the idea. :D

Day 19: Something's Amiss.....

Day 19-Something you miss

What an odd blogging topic! But whatever....I didn't make 'em up!

I miss having girlfriends to talk to. I don’t have anyone local I can pick up the phone and call and say, ‘hey, come over here and let’s have a margarita!’ I miss that. badly. I haven’t had a girlfriend to call since high school. Sad, but true.

Sometimes, I'll admit.....it gets pretty lonely....

Day 18: Regrets, I've had a few.....

Ya know, I don’t have any MAJOR regrets. I can think of a ton of “little” regrets though.

I regret not auditioning for the school musicals back in high school. I just knew I’d never get picked, so I never even bothered to try out. What a stupid attitude. I'm probably trying to over-compensate for that by being 'overly encouraging' to Alaina. She has the talent (probably more so than I did), and I don't want her to have the same regret.....

I regret not being more confident. I was so shy, so unsure of myself, so afraid to fail……I think I held myself back more than anything. Bummer.

I regret not taking better care of my body when I was younger. I’m in better shape now at 35 than I was at 18, and that’s just wrong.

I regret ever attempting to be a blonde. It was NOT a pleasant experience. :D

I regret my bridesmaids’ dresses at our wedding. They seemed like a good idea at the time….but now? not so much. :D

I regret ever starting the habit of cracking my neck. It’s beyond the help of any chiropractor now!

I can't think of anything else earth-shattering......

Day 17: Looking forward....

Day 17-Something you're looking forward to

Short-term: our family vacation this summer. I always need something like that to look forward to and countdown to. It makes me happy.

I’m having serious Disney withdrawals……any Dis-freak will understand. It’s been 13 months since I was at Disney World, and I’m feeling it. I’ve already got all of our dining reservations made for our trip this July. I’m working out a (semi-realistic) budget and we’re setting money aside to make the trip happen. The kids are ready to go back and eat at our favorite restaurants, trade pins, ride their favorite rides….and this summer, hopefully Zach will be tall enough to ride some of the stuff too!

Long-term: building a house (see day 16!), decorating it and moving in!

Just wanting a freebie....

I get a chance to win free stuff for posting this so.....i'm posting this! :D